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The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has had an extremely busy week.

University Hospital Galway is advising of long wait times in the Emergency Department (ED) ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall of several branded spinach and mixed salad leaf products produced by McCormack Family Farms, due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium that can cause illness in vulnerable individuals.

The Department of Public Health in the HSE West and North West has stated that it is investigating confirmed cases of measles in County Galway.

Safeguarding Ireland is encouraging more people to make a future healthcare plan – called an Advance Healthcare Directive – as just four per cent of people in Ireland have one.

'Tis the season to be jolly, the festive lyrics remind us as we edge closer to Christmas. However, if you are one of the unlucky ones who has already contracted flu, or are likely to get it as others are raising their glasses on December 25, then you will not be feeling in any way jolly.

The HSE Winter vaccination programme is underway in the West and North West this week with the roll out of the free flu and COVID-19 vaccines to recommended groups.

You wake up one morning feeling hot and tired. You blame the weather, overdoing it at work, and staying up too late. You somehow get through the day but by evening you are beginning to wilt. By now, you have a full blown fever and feel exhausted.

The Department of Public Health, HSE Dublin & Midlands and Midlands Hospital at Tullamore and Portlaoise Hospitals have come together to support healthcare workers to protect themselves and the public from Covid-19 and influenza this winter.